WASHINGTON (1838, Steamer)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
WASHINGTON
Year of Build:
1838
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Ashtabula, OH
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
J. D. Hulbert
Original Owner and Location:
Henry Hubbard, et al, Ashtabula, OH
Power
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Engine Type:
High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:
2
Propulsion Notes:
two 100hp engines
Hull Dimensions
Length:
160'
Beam:
29'
Depth:
8'
Tonnage (old style):
380
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Buffalo, NY
Lake Erie
Date:
1838
How:
stripped & scuttled
History
Chronology:

1837, Oct 14 Launched

1838, Jun 16 Burned off Silver Creek Lake Erie, 30+ lost; later stripped & scuttled at Buffalo

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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